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South Somerset — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

South Somerset was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 467 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South Somerset from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick Edward Gould Lambart (Liberal) 4,534 58.1% John Kenelm Digby Wingfield-Digby (Conservative) 1,266 (16.2 pts) 83.5%
1886 Frederick Edward Gould Lambart (Liberal) 3,739 51.6% Henry Machu Imbert-Terry (Conservative) 227 (3.1 pts) 77.6%
1892 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 4,330 52.5% Henry Imbert-Terry (Conservative) 405 (4.9 pts) 85.2%
1895 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 4,167 52.1% Henry Gribble Turner (Conservative) 340 (4.2 pts) 82.5%
1900 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 4,349 54.2% William James Peake Mason (Conservative) 678 (8.5 pts) 84.8%
1906 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 5,164 61.4% Berkeley Portman (Liberal Unionist) 1,917 (22.8 pts) 86.0%
Jan 1910 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 4,955 52.7% Aubrey Nigel Henry Herbert (Conservative) 511 (5.4 pts) 92.5%
Dec 1910 Edward Strachey (Liberal) 4,784 52.6% Aubrey Nigel Henry Herbert (Conservative) 467 (5.1 pts) 89.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Gould Lambart Liberal 4,53458.1% Yes
John Kenelm Digby Wingfield-Digby Conservative 3,26841.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edward Gould Lambart Liberal 3,73951.6% Yes
Henry Machu Imbert-Terry Conservative 3,51248.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 4,33052.5% Yes
Henry Imbert-Terry Conservative 3,92547.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 4,16752.1% Yes
Henry Gribble Turner Conservative 3,82747.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 4,34954.2% Yes
William James Peake Mason Conservative 3,67145.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 5,16461.4% Yes
Berkeley Portman Liberal Unionist 3,24738.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 4,95552.7% Yes
Aubrey Nigel Henry Herbert Conservative 4,44447.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Strachey Liberal 4,78452.6% Yes
Aubrey Nigel Henry Herbert Conservative 4,31747.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 16.2 pts 1886: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1900: Liberal margin 8.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

South Somerset has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Somerset in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won South Somerset in Dec 1910 with 4,784 votes (52.6%), a majority of 467 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won South Somerset since 1885?

Since 1885, South Somerset has been won by: Liberal.

What was the closest result in South Somerset?

The closest result on record for South Somerset was 1886, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 227 votes (3.1 percentage points).

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